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Astros Sign Joe Hudson To Minor League Deal

By Darragh McDonald | December 16, 2024 at 11:09pm CDT

The Astros have signed catcher Joe Hudson to a minor league deal, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He has been assigned to Triple-A Sugar Land for now but will presumably receive an invite to big league spring training.

Hudson, 34 in May, was briefly in the majors in 2024. He had started the year with the Cubs on a minor league deal but was traded to the Mets in April. The latter club selected him to their roster for about three weeks in June, though Hudson only got into one big league game in that time and didn’t get a plate appearance. On June 21, the Mets were leading the Cubs 11-1 and had Hudson catch the bottom of the ninth, replacing Francisco Alvarez. He was later outrighted off the roster and elected free agency at season’s end.

That technically added to Hudson’s big league résumé, getting him up to 19 games played over four different seasons. He has a .167/.219/.200 batting line in his 33 plate appearances at the major league level.

He’s generally been a serviceable depth piece at Triple-A. He’s played 198 games at that level over the past four years, stepping to the plate 740 times. He was punched out in 29.1% of those appearances but also managed to draw a walk 14.5% of the time. That allowed him to produce a combined .215/.338/.389 line and 92 wRC+. Baseball Prospectus has generally given him good grades for his framing, blocking and throwing throughout his minor league career.

The Astros currently have three catchers on their 40-man roster. Yainer Diaz should get the bulk of big league playing time, with Victor Caratini also lined up for a notable chunk and César Salazar in Triple-A. Diaz and Caratini also spent some time at first base last year as the Astros tried to cover that spot after releasing José Abreu. Diaz was also slotted in as the designated hitter from time to time, keeping his bat in the lineup even when he got a break from catching.

Hudson gives them a bit of non-roster depth at the Triple-A level. That could perhaps be important as they might continue to experiment with rotating Diaz and Caratini through first, which might tempt them to have Salazar in the majors as a third catcher. Then there’s the ever-present possibility of an injury changing the plans. If Hudson gets a roster spot at any point, he has less than a year of service time and still has options, meaning he’ll be cheap and provide roster flexibility.

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  1. Edp007

    6 months ago

    After missing out on Ali Sanchez went hard after this guy.

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  2. joec 3

    6 months ago

    I believe in Joe hudson

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  3. Brick House Coffee Tables Inc

    6 months ago

    The star of 2024 Cubs’ spring training!

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